Field Trip

Meet at 1 pm for 1 hour private tour. Travel time from club location 70 minutes.

The Museum complex houses our extensive collection of WM artifacts and memorabilia, a voluminous photo archive, archival material directly from the Western Maryland Railway, and an extensive railroader's library featuring historical and technical publications about the WM and other roads of the region. Major exhibits include the callers boards from Hagerstown, Md., and Ridgeley, W.Va., and the CTC panel for most of the Lurgan Subdivision.

Integral parts of the organization are model railroad layouts. A permanent N-scale layout, which represents the Union Bridge to the Twin Bridges (west of Thurmont) section of the East Subdivision of the Western Maryland Railway in the 1950s, is housed in the Museum. There is also a 4 x 16 foot HO scale layout on display in the depot building.

Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, located 12 miles south of Cambridge, Maryland, was established in 1933 as a refuge for migratory birds. Habitats of the refuge include rich tidal marsh, mixed hardwood and loblolly pine forests, managed freshwater wetlands and croplands. It serves as an important resting and feeding area for migrating and wintering waterfowl, and is one of the chief wintering areas for Canada geese using the Atlantic Flyway. The refuge supports one of the highest concentrations of nesting bald eagles on the Atlantic coast.

the largest annual gathering of Tall Ships in North America, a top-notch Bluegrass festival, and one of the coolest small towns in America? The Sultana Education Foundation’s Downrigging Weekend. Featuring three days of music, sailing, ship tours, lectures, exhibits, and family activities, there is no festival like it anywhere. Free ship tours. Buy tickets to ride on ships. Morning and afternoon parade of ships. Evening Tall Shipp illumination.

Join us 6 December 2025 at Conowingo Dam / Fisherman’s Park (Harford County Side) 2569 Shure’s Landing Road, Darlington, MD 21034. Open: 1 hour before sunrise to 1 hour after sunset. Dress warmly. There are bathrooms. Bring food, drink, and chairs.

Please join us on a field trip to the Washington National Cathedral on 24 January 2026. This is a great time of year to photograph the Cathedral with the winter...

Please join us on a field trip to the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. on Sunday 22 February 2026. The museum is open from 10am to 5:30pm....

Please join us on a field trip to the Jerusalem Mill Village Covered Bridge on Sunday 15 March 2026.  The address is 12228 Jericho Rd, Kingsville, MD 21087.